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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Joaquin (2015)
26 September 2015 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Joaquin formed in the North Atlantic basin on 26 September 2015 and lasted 18 days. Its sustained winds reached 250 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 931 hPa. It made landfall in Portugal. It killed at least 34 people.
- Formed
- 26 September 2015
- Dissipated
- 15 October 2015
- Duration
- 18 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 250 km/h (135 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 931 hPa
- Deaths
- 34
- Estimated Damage
- 200 million US dollars
Countries Hit
- TSPortugal65 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Hurricane Danny204 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Kate139 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Ana93 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Bill93 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Erika83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth